Novels like Prison of the Ancestors
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Prison of the Ancestors, best match first.
- 51 Supreme Divine Warrior 神武至尊 Young Yun Xiao made his living by hunting from childhood. The moment he left the mountains, the world began to change because of him! He tempers his body, condenses true essence, forms a Core, overcomes countless tribulations, manifests the Dharma Body, ascends to the Heavenly Seat, comprehends creation, and awakens to the grotto-heaven... The countless worlds are destined to tremble beneath his feet! 3.4kReads8.2Score371Shelves
- 52 Legend of the Chaos Immortal Hero 混沌仙侠传 [Not invincible] + [Not a mindless power fantasy] + [Lighthearted writing] + [Not fast-paced] + [Sword cultivator] + [Xianxia] + [Passionate] + [The Great Dao] (Those who are interested are welcome to savor this at their leisure.) In the Chaos World, Pangu split the heavens and earth, facing the entire chaos alone. Almost all the beings of the chaotic world perished. The last primordial being, Tai’e, carried the final wisp of chaotic energy to the far western lands. Tens of millions of years lat 1Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 53 From Mortal to Immortal: I Can Simplify and Perfect the Ultimate Techniques 逆凡成仙：我能极简与极道功法 Follow the natural order and remain mortal; defy it and become an immortal! On the Tianyuan Continent, one’s spiritual roots determine their aptitude for cultivation. But transmigrator Lin Yan has an ordinary body and no spiritual roots, seemingly destined to be a useless good-for-nothing. “Ding! Host Lin Yan has been automatically bound to the [Cultivation Method Simplification and Elaboration Panel]...” The panel has two sides: one turns the complex into the simple, while the other takes the s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Young Tianxin: Gathering Field Snails 少年天心-捡田螺 Young Tianxin: Picking Up River Snails —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Primal Chaos Heavenly Body 混沌天体 A good-for-nothing? Unable to cultivate? No! Murong Yu has a rare constitution, the most powerful Chaos Body in all creation! He punches flying swords out of the sky, tramples immortal artifacts underfoot, has a body comparable to divine weapons, and withstands heavenly tribulations without a scratch! Great cultivation sects? Famous prodigies? Dare to provoke this menace, and their entire clans will be wiped out! He strides across the earth, shoulders mountains, and holds up the sky! Watch a goo 7.8kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
- 56 Master of the Starry Firmament 掌星穹 This is not a story where the protagonist is invincible from the start. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read it. We appreciate your understanding. [Overwhelming progress + decisive and ruthless + sly schemer] The first 800,000 words are a high-spirited tale of crushing all opposition. After that, the protagonist grows decisive and ruthless, striking hard at every turn and pulling all kinds of sly tricks, with one exhilarating moment after another. From the start, young Lin Chen obtained t 772Reads8.4Score104Shelves
- 57 Imperial Bloodline 帝脉 [Highly Recommended! Exhilarating Fantasy, Razor-Sharp Pacing, Blood-Pumping Action, Decisive and Ruthless, No Pathetic Setbacks!!!] Young Lin Xiao was betrayed by his fiancee. On a rainy night, she stole his Dao Mark and crippled his meridians, leaving him unconscious in bed for two whole years! As his soul scattered and he died full of hatred, he awakened the memories of his past life as an Immortal Realm Emperor! The betrayer of years past had now become the Immortal Realm's foremost Heavenly 2.4kReads8.2Score265Shelves
- 58 Nine Desolate Emperor Demon Art 九荒帝魔决 Nine million years ago, he died. Nine million years later, he was born. One was the Ninth Demon Emperor, whose achievements overshadowed the heavens; the other, an ordinary boy from the small Hengyue Sect. By some mysterious fate, the two meet. From that moment on, the ordinary boy is ordinary no more. He cuts down the Heavenly Dao, treads the cycle of reincarnation, fights bloody battles across the Eight Wastelands, and sweeps through the heavens. His defiant journey is paved with blood and bon 2.2kReads8.8Score168Shelves
- 59 The Daoist Jiangshi 道僵尸 What is a Dao zombie? One who follows the Dao through a corpse, neither human, immortal, demon, nor ghost. Beneath the boundless heavens and along the endless river of time, they fight for the place of one among humans, the seat of an immortal, the title of a demon, and the station of a ghost. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 A Mortal Wanderer Through the Ages 万古岁月红尘客 (Immortality System story) As a dark upheaval descends, Lin Yan is stabbed through the heart by his fiancée, Su Qingyue, who takes the only token that can keep him alive. At death’s door, his little maid, Wen Lingxi, pushes him into a hidden ancient cave, only to be shut out by a powerful formation. “Young master, I can’t get in. Get some rest. I’ll keep watch right outside. Even if it costs me my life, I won’t let the demonic cultivators take a single step inside.” At the brink of despair, Lin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Nine Revolutions of the Imperial Lord 九转帝尊 After cultivating the Nine Lives Reincarnation Art, a technique said to be fatal nine times out of ten, Chu Chen finally reaches his ninth life. In this life, he will forge an invincible legend. He is an emperor among the divine, and a supreme among martial artists. Nine Lives Reincarnation Art, Nine-Pattern Rinnegan, Ninefold Great Divine Ability. Across the nine heavens and ten lands, I alone am the Supreme Emperor! 6.8kReads7.9Score790Shelves
- 62 The Immortal Lord Returns 仙尊归来 In his previous life, his girlfriend betrayed him, his parents died tragically, and his family was destroyed. Unable to endure the humiliation, he chose to end his own life. In this life, he returned from the immortal realm. He would repay every grudge from his past life a hundredfold! “Once, I lacked the strength to protect those closest to me. Now, I will make the whole world grovel at my feet!” 2.1kReads7.0Score170Shelves
- 63 Young Tianxin (Harvesting Rice) 少年天心（收割稻谷） The Young Tianxin (Harvesting Rice) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 The Morning Guest 朝也客 “The life of a male lead after he transmigrates to another world.” “I woke up to find that my older sister was actually listed as dead?” “Then, by sheer luck, I caught a huge blue bird! From then on, I had a mount in this other world.” “In the end, I embarked on the path to immortality and left the mortal world behind.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 A Background That Reaches the Heavens: I'm Really Not the Demon Sect's Emperor 背景通天：我真不是魔门帝尊 [Divine physician, invincible, fast-paced, no System, decisive and ruthless, with an extraordinary background. Highly recommended!] After ten years of studying in Valley Village, Chu Youxian has no idea that his five masters, all missing limbs, are actually God Kings. Even the seemingly ordinary villagers are, every last one of them, figures who surpass the Immortal Emperors. Later, Wang Dali, a villager from Valley Village, hears that the little devil is being bullied. With just one finger, he 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 The Venerable Dao of Hongmeng 鸿蒙道尊 Across the thirty-three heavens are worlds where an old Daoist rides an ox and gazes upon the blue sky and the Yellow Springs, where a serpent-bodied woman mends the heavens with colored stones, and where primordial giants swing colossal axes to split open the heavens. There are also all-powerful beings who hide within the cycle of reincarnation and unleash apocalyptic tribulations. Chu Ge transmigrates to the Primordial Ancient Origin Realm. With the three-foot blade in his hand, he defeats the 2.3kReads8.6Score194Shelves
- 67 EN Heaven's Devourer 吞天记 The vast and boundless Ancient Yanhuang Domain has, over endless ages, given rise to countless ancient immortals and demons who tear apart heaven and earth and transcend the Three Realms and Five Elements. There are also divine spirits among all things, born with divine bodies, able to traverse the void, overturn yin and yang, and do anything. Today is a golden age of the Immortal Dao: myriad arts reach to the heavens, all beings cultivate the Dao, and prodigies run rampant! Wu Yu, Crown Prince 1.7kReads8.0Score179Shelves
- 68 The Ancient Divine Tomb 太古神墓 A divine stele that captures the very workings of heaven and earth, and a spirit stone that gathers the world’s vital energy. The moment Zhu Qing awakens from his slumber and climbs out of his grave, his fate is sealed: in this life, he will tread upon the heavens, shatter the cosmos with his fists, and fight the strongest beneath the sky. 4.2kReads7.5Score552Shelves
- 69 The Supreme Ancestor of the Imperial Dao 帝道至祖 [Swordsmanship + Body Cultivation + Sweeping All Before Him + Invincible + Hegemony] Di Yi, a man born under the Star of Calamity, was supposed to die in the womb. Instead, misfortune turned to fortune: a Daoist Venerable from the Upper Realm took him as a disciple, taught him the Ultimate Dao Art, and bathed him in divine medicine to forge the strongest Ultimate Dao Body! Later, he was forced to descend to the lower realm after secretly eating a divine pill... A most brilliant golden age has pa 408Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Young Tianxin (Catching Loaches) 少年天心（捉泥鳅） Young Tianxin (Catching Loaches) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Chaos Supreme 混沌至尊 This is a vast world where sages, gods, immortals, and mortals coexist. A young man steps out of the Northern Lands, sword in hand, and points his blade toward the eight wildernesses and four seas. He battles sages, commands blood souls, comprehends the myriad paths, and ascends to become a Heavenly Emperor, revered by all beneath the heavens. If I close my eyes, the stars cannot shine. If I open them, the world cannot be without light. My name is... Gu Changqing! 16.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
- 72 I Am Shen Gongbao, Fellow Daoist, Please Stay! 贫道申公豹，道友请留步！ [Monster Cultivation] [Original story, not part of the Primordial World setting. If that's not your thing, don't read.] In the Investiture of the Gods, the Chan Sect won a great victory. Shen Gongbao, the Chan Sect's greatest traitor, was imprisoned beneath the Eye of the North Sea, where his soul was ultimately torn apart and destroyed. Yet the remnants of his soul did not dissipate. Instead, he was reborn in the body of a leopard cub. Thus, a leopard demon embarked on the path of cultivation. 222Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 You Want to Steal My Yang Essence? I'll Defy My Master and Betray the Dao! 采我元阳？我直接欺师叛道！ Ye Wudao transmigrates to the cultivation world and finds himself in a disastrous situation from the start. His fellow disciples want to bully him, his master wants to take his primal yang, and even the patriarch wants to possess his body. With danger closing in, he obtains an unbelievable legacy and takes control of a primordial divine artifact. From then on, he powers through everything: enslaving his master, refining the patriarch into a puppet, and looting the sect treasury bare. Playing it 6.4kReads7.6Score739Shelves
- 74 Nine Truths, Nine Suns 九真九阳 After failing to break through, Su Fang’s meridians twist and deform, leaving him crippled and unable to cultivate ever again. But by chance, he obtains a mysterious ancient mirror. Deep within it, he encounters a powerful being from a mysterious world and begins his path to heaven-defying dual cultivation. He tempers his body and defies fate! He touches the Gate of Heaven and vows to become a cultivator! Follow the young man as he searches far and wide for his father, rises above countless geni 8.1kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 75 High Martial: The Ledger of a Path to Heaven 高武：武道通天账 This is a story of slow growth and standing proudly in the world. The Nine Sects rule the land, while humans, demons, and strange beings vie for supremacy. Demons eat humans, strange beings eat humans, and humans eat one another, too. Zhao Yuan, a young hunter, narrowly escapes death at the hands of a demon, only to learn the secret of his origins. He finds a legacy and meets a mentor, then sets out on the path to becoming a Great Emperor amid the chaos of the age. Looking back, a song of Liangz —Reads—Score134Shelves
- 76 Burial Realm Tomb: Grandpa Wants Me to Send Him Money Down Below 葬界墓：爷爷要我给他寄钱下去 “Grandson! It’s your grandpa. Get me some money, quick. Your grandpa’s broke, and there are loads of treasures buried in the old courtyard back home!”... Wang Yu jolted upright in bed, eyes wide, breathing hard, cold sweat pouring down his body. This had been happening for over a month now. Every day, he had the same dream. In it, his grandfather, who had been dead for many years, stood before him with a kind expression, always urging him to return to their hometown. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Chaos God King 混沌神王 The Eternal Heavenly Stele connects to the primordial source of chaos and bears the countless peerless arts of the Myriad Worlds. The young Qin Ming loses his father, sees his clan destroyed, is betrayed, and has his heart pierced. At the brink of death, he awakens the Eternal Heavenly Stele, connects with chaos, forges an unrivaled Chaotic Divine Body, and cultivates the myriad arts inscribed on the stele! From then on, with nothing but his fists, he takes on the world and contends with the gen 3.1kReads8.6Score282Shelves
- 78 The Undying Divine Heart 不灭神心 At the end of the ancient era, the Supreme Ones perished and the Great Dao shattered! A divine heart pierced the firmament and disappeared into the boundless world. Countless ages later, Jiang Chen, an outer disciple assigned menial duties at Youyun Sect, accidentally awakens the divine heart within him. His talent and strength skyrocket! 3.2kReads8.9Score376Shelves
- 79 Chaos God-Demon Art 混沌神魔诀 Standard version: Young Yun Yang has his cultivation crippled and his meridians shattered, reduced to a worthless nobody and left to endure every hardship life can throw at him. At the brink of despair, he luckily obtains the Chart of Gods and Demons of the Heavens. He cultivates the Chaos God-Demon Art and forges a Chaos God-Demon Body. From then on, he tramples geniuses beneath his feet and sweeps across the ages. If I become a demon, the Myriad Worlds will run red with blood! If I become a go 1.4kReads8.1Score136Shelves
- 80 A Prodigy with Two Pearls: One Must Be Cunning to Give One's Enemies a Run for Their Money 双珠奇才，不苟一下对不起敌人 A single brocade box led to a massacre that wiped out an entire village... The young Xu Fei sets out on a path of revenge with his puppy, Xi... The deeper he digs, the more complicated and terrifying things become... Little does he know that the path of revenge he believes he's on is the very trap someone else laid for him... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Chaos Heavenly Scripture 混沌天经 Among the seven peerless cultivation arts of the Tianmeng Universe, only the Chaos Heavenly Scripture has eight levels of mental cultivation. The other six peerless arts are complete, with nine levels each. Yet the power of the Chaos Heavenly Scripture is comparable to that of the other six. Legend has it that whoever creates the ninth level of the Chaos Heavenly Scripture will become an unrivaled being in the universe, transcending the universe and attaining undying, imperishable existence. 6.3kReads8.6Score741Shelves
- 82 Fate and Calamity 神煞 This is an educational work about the “deities and malefic influences” in Four Pillars of Destiny. It does not teach you how to calculate your fortune. Instead, it explains how these influences in a destiny chart shape a person’s life. Anyone who achieves great things must first have their destiny tested by baleful forces. [Eastern mysticism + no System + nontraditional xianxia + plot-driven + a touch of ensemble cast] This is a world where deities and malefic influences coexist with ordin 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Gate to the Prison Realm 界狱之门 [Seeking immortality and the Dao + tempering the heart and training in martial arts + classic fantasy + no System + ruthless and decisive + a touch of ensemble cast + multiple heroines who aren’t just accessories + a slow start, but stick with it and take a look] Before the Creation Era, a supreme powerhouse commanded Yin and Yang and held the sun and moon in his hands, bringing a mighty calamity upon the Myriad Worlds. He carved out an age in which everyone could become a dragon, and immortal a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The Good-for-Nothing Prince: From Border Soldier to Lord of the Six Wastes 废柴皇子：从边军到六荒共主 That year, nothing much happened in the primordial world, and the Three Pure Ones got into another argument with the Twelve Ancestral Witches. The shockwave swept across the mortal realm, and a wage slave who'd stayed up until the early hours simply died. Daoist Ancestor Hongjun couldn't be bothered with the trouble. He took that one sliver of life hidden in "Fifty in the Great Dao, with one escaping," tucked it into a Chaos Pearl, and tossed it into the blood and fire of the Great Zhou Dynasty' 2Reads—Score291Shelves
- 85 Cultivation: Decisive Battle of the Three Realms 修仙：决战三界 Across the Myriad Worlds, countless races stand in their ranks. The universe is vast and boundless. Each world has developed its own civilization and character: a flap of the insect race’s wings can unleash thunder across the heavens; the scaled race can stir up wind and rain as they swim; the winged race spreads its wings and cuts through the clouds of the highest skies; and as magical flowers and strange plants breathe, they bring forth immortal light across the land. In this age of countless —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Heavenly Emperor Art of Creation 造化天帝诀 [A bestselling author's alt account + traditional fantasy + over a million avid readers + highly recommended] Qin Feng, the Supreme One of the Nine Realms, ruled over them all. Emperors served him, the Eight Wastelands paid homage, and the entire cosmos revered him! Yet when he entered the forbidden zone of the Heavenly Abyss and battled its master, he was betrayed by his beloved disciple, Empress Yun Xi, and died, his path to immortality destroyed! But a wisp of Qin Feng's soul endured, and he 32.3kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
- 87 Star Soul War God 星魂战神 Ordinary martial artists take savage beasts of the Great Wilderness as their Star Souls. Geniuses choose divine beasts like the Suanni and Qiongqi. The most peerless prodigies take qilins, Azure Dragons, and Kunpeng as their Star Souls. Once they cultivate to the peak, they can wield all the powers and divine abilities of these beasts! Mu Yan’s Star Soul is a stubborn rock... When the stone splits and shakes the heavens, the Ancient Divine Ape appears! He masters transformation arts, hones fiery 1.9kReads8.1Score218Shelves
- 88 Lord of the Great Dao 大道主 Entirely fictional! After transmigrating, he finds this world far too dangerous. Peerless talents and heroes from every age are everywhere. Zhao Shuo, armed with a rare treasure, strides across the land with his head held high, making a spectacular entrance and leaving a trail of bloodshed in his wake. Innate Secret Realms? Ancient Heavenly Grottoes? Supreme Dao Artifacts? They’re all mine. Whoever lays a hand on them dies! Completed work: Never Abandoned Midway 1.8kReads6.2Score207Shelves
- 89 The Undying Primordial Art 元始不灭诀 A lowly servant obtains a miraculous cultivation technique and roams through the ages, undying and indestructible! The Immortal, Demon, and Monster paths stand alongside countless races. Geniuses of every kind emerge, and a hundred schools contend in a flourishing age. Divine abilities shake the heavens, their radiance dazzling. With a flick of the finger, they can destroy heaven and earth. This is a boundless fantasy world, strange and wondrous, filled with endless mysteries. The powerful can 496Reads8.2Score103Shelves
- 90 Sword Sovereign of Asura 修罗剑尊 A thousand years ago, the Sword Demon Chu Mu died, his cultivation destroyed, and the glorious Killing Demon Sect was reduced to dust overnight! A thousand years later, the young Chu Feng digs out his own spiritual roots and rises against the heavens! He wields a demon sword and cultivates the sword path! Even a rootless duckweed has limitless potential! Across the nine heavens and ten lands, the eight wilds and countless domains, I stand at the summit and look down. Who can fight me? 755Reads7.9Score102Shelves
- 91 The Wind and Cloud Alliance 风云盟 From childhood, the young Yun Feng was afflicted by the ancient poison known as the Spirit-Severing Meridian-Cutting Powder, and his life was beset by misfortune. During a trial, his enemies drove him into a desperate corner. He fell from a cliff, only to stumble by chance into an ancient cultivator’s cave. Through a twist of fate, he not only formed a fated bond with the Taiyi True Flame and completely purged the poison from his body, but also obtained a jade slip containing the legacy of the I 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Mortal’s Path to Immortality 凡人化仙诀 Can an ordinary person without spiritual roots really not cultivate immortality? There are three thousand paths to the Great Dao, and all roads lead to the same destination. Cultivators can choose any path and set foot on the road to immortality, but those without spiritual roots are excluded! That may be the way things are, but it need not be so. Heaven’s workings follow a pattern: the Great Expansion has fifty numbers, of which forty-nine are used, leaving one chance for humanity to contend fo 2.8kReads8.2Score322Shelves
- 93 Spirit-Devouring Sword Lord 吞灵剑主 He gave her his heartfelt devotion for three years, only to be repaid with a sudden, merciless betrayal! The young Lin Xiao had his meridian energy stolen, but was fortunate enough to receive an unparalleled inheritance. A spirit sword acknowledged him as its master, devouring the life force of all things. He cultivated a heaven-defying technique and stepped out of a small town, embarking on the path of the sword! One sword splits mountains and rivers. One sword shatters the heavens. One sword d 7.5kReads8.6Score734Shelves
- 94 Mad God of Ten Thousand Paths 万道狂神 A grain of millet can fill the vast sea; a single palm can shatter the stars! After guarding a forbidden land for two million years, Su Yu, the Human Emperor, met his bloody end. His soul was reborn, returning to his youth. Born with the bloodline of the Kunpeng, he could devour the essence of demon beasts, the fruits of geniuses’ cultivation, and the laws of all races, then gather countless innate Dao manifestations. Armed with two million years of experience battling through the ages, he rose 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Eternal Dao Manual 永恒道诀 Beneath the wasteland of the Myriad Worlds lie the darkest secrets of antiquity: emperors perished, gods and demons bled. A rusted, mottled spearhead, however, has endured through countless ages. The youth Lin Yu accidentally activates the spearhead and learns the Eternal Art. From then on, he rises step by step, towering over all the heroes of the ages! 547Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 96 Spirit Martial Emperor 灵武帝尊 [Invincible + One-Shot Kills + Satisfying Read + Swordsmanship + Dual Cultivation of Soul and Body] Chen Tian transmigrates to another world with his game gear and is reborn in the body of a good-for-nothing. He awakens a martial soul and a spiritual sea in that worthless body, becoming a dual spiritual-martial cultivator, the first of his kind! With an ordinary sword, he can slay Sword Sages! And claim the supreme imperial throne! 1.5kReads8.2Score202Shelves
- 97 The Realm of Immortal Aspirations 望仙境 [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [No transmigration] [No System] [One heroine] The grandfather who had been by his side for nine years turned into a black cat when he died... He always thought he was an ordinary country boy, only to discover he had a shocking background... His older sister is hidden inside an immortal pearl and possesses countless cultivation techniques, yet she cannot teach him any of them... He has the worst spiritual roots in the world, yet is accepted into the 120Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 98 The Uncrowned Evil Emperor of Another World 异世无冕邪皇 Listen: all things beneath heaven began with the Primordial Origin... A peerless prodigy, the Uncrowned Evil Sovereign, obtains a supreme treasure of the Primordial Origin and transmigrates to another world. Born into lowly circumstances and subjected to endless scorn, he takes none of it to heart. Armed with a peerless tome and unrivaled divine arts, he hides in the bustling city and manipulates the world from the palm of his hand. As the saying goes: Let the mortal world stretch on and the Hea 1.2kReads8.5Score197Shelves
- 99 The Era of Secret Arts: I Create Monsters from the Start 秘术纪元：开局我就创造怪物 [Sole Protagonist + Character Arc + Mystery + Epic Destiny] To bring his dead sister back to life, Lin En touches a forbidden aspect of life, only to get a monster wearing her skin in return. He gains the Eye of Truth and the Tree of Truth, allowing him to see through every illusion and decipher the rules of all things, but he doesn’t realize that he is gradually losing himself. The Church of Immortality sacrifices the masses to forge gemstones. Wicked sorcerers strip souls from their bodies to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Peerless Dao Lord 绝世道君 After seventeen years, Lu Yu finally devoured the Heavenly Emperor’s soul and took a fresh look at the world. Since heaven and earth were remade and spiritual energy returned, countless people had pursued immortality, drawing on fortune to rise above the rest. Gather true qi, and you can split mountains and shatter stone, traveling a thousand miles in a day. Master spells, and you can summon wind and rain, soar through the clouds and mist. A tiger roars through the mountains; a dragon swims in s 7.7kReads8.4Score397Shelves
